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Stephen LeacockSunshine Sketches of a Little Town (March 3, 2009)

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LibriVox recording of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, by Stephen Leacock.

Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be one of the most enduring classics of Canadian humorous literature. The fictional setting for these stories is Mariposa, a small town on the shore of Lake Wissanotti. Although drawn from his experiences in Orillia, Ontario, Leacock writes in the introduction:

"Mariposa is not a real town. On the contrary, it is about seventy or eighty of them. You may find them all the way from Lake Superior to the sea, with the same square streets and the same maple trees and the same churches and hotels."

This work has remained popular for its universal appeal. Many of the characters, though modelled on townspeople of Orillia, are small town archetypes. Their shortcomings and weaknesses are presented in a humorous but affectionate way. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Stephen Leacock
Date: 2009-03-03
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audiobook; Literature; Sunshine Sketches; Satire; Stephen Leacock

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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00 - Preface 7.9 MB
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01 - The Hostelry of Mr. Smith 38.3 MB
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02 - The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe 25.8 MB
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03 - The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias 31.4 MB
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04 - The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone 27.0 MB
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05 - The Whirlwind Campaign in Mariposa 13.4 MB
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06 - The Beacon on the Hill 17.0 MB
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07 - The Extraordinary Entaglement of Mr. Pupkin 19.3 MB
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08 - The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin 25.0 MB
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09 - The Mariposa Bank Mystery 30.8 MB
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10 - The Great Election in Missinaba County 19.2 MB
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11 - The Candidacy of Mr. Smith 24.1 MB
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12 - L'Envoi: The Train to Mariposa 10.8 MB
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